On 12 March 2026, a group of students from the Baden-Württemberg Police University of Applied Sciences in Villingen-Schwenningen (Germany) concluded their short Erasmus+ internship at the Police Academy in Szczytno. The students were accompanied by two academic staff members from the German university.

As usual, the visit to the Police Academy in Szczytno began with a meeting with the Dean and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Security and Legal Sciences – Dr Agnieszka Sadło-Nowak and Dr Łukasz Kacprowicz – as well as the university’s Erasmus+ coordinator, Anna Ćwiklińska. The guests were then given a tour of the Academy’s key facilities, including the Police Analysis and Research Centre, the shooting range, sports facilities and the police crisis management simulator.

Staff from the Training Organisation and Professional Development Department presented the system of police education in Poland. The German students also attended a lecture on the use of tasers by the Polish Police and observed a demonstration of their use. During their stay, the guests also met with members of the Internal Security Student Research Club.

One day of the internship was devoted to a visit to the Border Guard Training Centre in Kętrzyn. The students had the opportunity to learn about the training system for Border Guard officers and the tasks carried out by the centre. They were also introduced to the teaching facilities used for advanced courses and specialist training.

During the visit, the participants were presented with the possibilities of using drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) in border service operations, including the principles of piloting and operating them. The students also saw the ABC  gate used for automatic border clearance.

In addition, participants became familiar with the equipment used in the document examination laboratory and with the tools applied during classes on document identification and analysis. The infrastructure used to prepare officers for tasks related to transport security was also presented, including a field training base for mine and pyrotechnic training as well as  an air transport security control laboratory equipped with a Heimann X-ray device for baggage inspection.

The visit provided a valuable complement to the students’ theoretical knowledge and enabled them to learn about the practical aspects of Border Guard training and operations. The participants also gained broader insight into the functioning and scope of responsibilities of various services subordinate to the Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration.

During their stay in Poland, the guests from Villingen-Schwenningen also visited Malbork, Gdańsk and the Wolf’s Lair in Gierłoż, where they had the opportunity to learn more about Polish history and discover the rich heritage of Polish culture.